# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Poetry Reading with Hilda Downer & Featured Poets
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 21 May, 2026 at 05:00 pm – Thu, 21 May, 2026 at 07:30 pm
- **Event Description**: We’re honored to welcome Hilda Downer, editor of Had I a Dove: Appalachian Poets on the Helene Flood, along with featured poets—including our own beloved Pat Riviere-Seel—for an evening of reading, reflection, and community.

? Plott Hound Books
?️ Thursday, May 21st

5:00–5:30 — Refreshments
5:30–6:30 — Reading
6:30–7:00 — Book signing & fellowship

After all our community has moved through in the wake of Helene, it feels especially meaningful to gather in this space—one that itself weathered the flood and has come back to life—to listen, remember, and be together through poetry, presence, and shared story.

We hope you’ll join us.

#BurnsvilleNC #HeleneRecovery #Poetry #828isgreat #HurricaneHelene
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/burnsville/poetry-reading-with-hilda-downer-and-featured-poets/200030075085104
- **Event Categories**: art, literary-art
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 7

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Burnsville
- **state**: NC
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 102 W Main St, Burnsville, NC
- **lat**: 35.9174
- **long**: -82.30106
- **full address**: 102 W Main St, Burnsville, NC, United States

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Poetry Reading with Hilda Downer & Featured Poets being held?
  - **A:** Poetry Reading with Hilda Downer & Featured Poets takes place on Thu, 21 May, 2026 at 05:00 pm to Thu, 21 May, 2026 at 07:30 pm at 102 W Main St, Burnsville, NC, United States.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Poetry Reading with Hilda Downer & Featured Poets?
  - **A:** Poetry Reading with Hilda Downer & Featured Poets is organized by Plott Hound Books.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Poetry Reading with Hilda Downer & Featured Poets is ideal for art lovers, collectors, creatives, and anyone inspired by visual arts, installations, and exhibitions. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Burnsville, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If Poetry Reading with Hilda Downer & Featured Poets sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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